COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Aug. 15, 2013) – The U.S. Women’s Sitting Volleyball Team is in Moscow this week for the Moscow Open Cup on Aug. 16-18.

Teams from China, Netherlands, Japan, Slovenia, and Russia are scheduled to compete. The United States is the No. 2 ranked team in the world behind China according to the World Organization of Volleyball Disabled (WOVD).

The U.S. will open in Pool A along with China, Finland and a club team of young players from Moscow. Pool B will include Slovenia, Japan, Netherlands and CSP Izmailovo, a team made up of players from the Russian national team.

Team USA will face Moscow and China on Aug. 16. It will play Finland on Aug. 17 and then the quarterfinals and semifinals will also be played. The matches for finals placements, including bronze and gold, will take play Aug. 18.